Johann Jakob Pfeiff (abt. 1850 - abt. 1855)

Born about 1850 in Grimm, Saratov, Russia

Ancestors

Died about 1855 at about age 5 in Grimm, Kamyshin, Saratov, Russia

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Biography

Jakob Pfeiff was a Volga German.

Jakob Pfeiff has German Roots.

Family #246 in the 1857 Grimm census.

1857 Grimm Census ^[1]

Family # 246

Head of the Household Wilhelm Pfeiff, age 52

Wife Anna Regina Pfeiff, age 57

Child #1 Philipp Michael Pfeiff, age 30

Child #2 Georg Jakob Pfeiff, age 26

Wife of child #2 Christina Margaretha Pfeiff, age 21

Grandchild #1 Philipp Jakob Pfeiff, age 2

Grandchild #1 Katharina Margaretha Pfeiff, age 3 months

Child #3 Daniel Pfeiff, age 21

Child #4 Philipp Jakob Pfeiff, age 16

Child #5 Georg Peter Pfeiff, age 13

Child #6 Barbara Pfeiff, age 11

Child #7 Katharina Margaretha Pfeiff, age 8

Brother #1 Georg Ludwig Pfeiff, age 35 in 1850, deceased 1851

Wife of Brother #1 No name listed, but she may have remarried and moved to her husband's family home

Child #8 David Pfeiff, age 21, son of deceased brother Georg Andreas Ludwig

Brother #2 Johannes Daniel Pfeiff, age 39

Wife of Brother #2 No name listed, probably deceased

Child #9 Johann Jakob Pfeiff, age 11, nephew of Wilhelm Pfeiff

Brother #3 Johann Philipp Pfeiff, age 36

Brother #4 Johann Friedrich Pfeiff, age 33

Wife of Brother #4 Katharina Margaretha Pfeiff, age 42

Child #10 Johann Jakob Pfeiff, age 3 months in 1850, deceased 1855

Child #11 Johann Friedrich Pfeiff, age 4

Child #12 Katharina Margaretha Pfeiff, age 1 year 6 months

Because of the timing of his death, he may have been one of those who lost their lives during the third cholera pandemic that swept across Russia from 1850-1860, killing more than 1 million Russians. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ 1857 Census of Grimm in the District of Saratov, Russia, dated 5 November 1857; Translated by Brent Mai, Concordia University, Portland, Oregon; Published by Dynasty Publishing, Beaverton, OR, USA; Published 2005; page 91, family #246, Wilhelm Pfeiff family.
2. ↑ J. N. Hays (2005). Epidemics and pandemics: their impacts on human history. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-85109-658-9. Retrieved 29 March 2011. Via Wikipedia List of epidemics, Russia, 1850-1860, third cholera pandemic, 1,000,000 deaths. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_epidemics.

• J. N. Hays (2005). Epidemics and pandemics: their impacts on human history. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-85109-658-9. Retrieved 29 March 2011. Via Wikipedia List of epidemics, Russia, 1850-1860, third cholera pandemic, 1,000,000 deaths. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_epidemics.